IEC Approval Validates the Mission of the FDT Group to Provide Standardized Easy-to-Deploy Field Interface Solutions for the Automation Industry

Brussels, June 24, 2009: The FDT Group AISBL proudly announces that the FDT specification unanimously passed the vote of the international standardization community represented by 26 national committees to become an International IEC Standard - IEC 62453.  In addition to the member countries of the IEC SC 65E Sub-Committee, 8 more countries have voluntarily approved all parts of the FDT specification. All documents will soon be available by the IEC.

Klaus-Peter Lindner, Vice President for Associations and Standardization in the FDT Group declares: “By putting this stake in the ground, FDT Group has fulfilled its primary goal to establish FDT as an acknowledged worldwide standard.”, and he continues “The unanimous acceptance by the national committees in addition to the voluntary positive voting by nations not being directly involved in the standardization process shows the interest and support that FDT has gained today”. ARC Advisory Group Research Director Wil Chin commented, “The formal approval as an IEC standard coupled with the adoption by virtually all automation suppliers will accelerate the already robust adoption of FDT technology in the process, hybrid and discrete industries”

The FDT Group will continue to concentrate on maintaining and enhancing the FDT technology according to end users feedback and emerging new technologies.   Users can now confidently use FDT Technology knowing that it has attained the overwhelming endorsement of the international community.